A few weeks ago, we watched a duck race in the Wye Valley. The ducks were emptied out of a big bag off the bridge at the same time, but at the finish a mile lower down, the winner was 20 minutes ahead of the second. Others had formed little groups and convoys, with stragglers and outliers.Seems like a metaphor to me. The winner certainly didn't paddle any harder or smarter than the others. How much of a part does luck play in our lives?
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So we should punish the "lucky"*?
Just because you can't say why the duck was faster doesn't mean it cheated!
The ducks were emptied out of a big bag...
Eh? Wot, alive?
ACO: I didn't like the smug look on the winner's beak.
James: No species I recognised, but it could be a life-form that doesn't register on our phasers.
Read the comment I made a few days ago about 'kismet'.
I had that in mind, too, Padders.
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